The ACC’s annual Operation Basketball media event is set for Wednesday in Charlotte. Among the items on agenda is the annual voting for the league’s preseason All-ACC team and the predicted order of finish for the upcoming season.

After putting a little thought into it over the past few days, here’s how my ballot will look, along an explanation or two about my choices (remember, these are only preseason picks):

Leslie

C.J. Leslie, F, N.C. State – Leslie’s maturity has finally caught up with his immense talent and he’s poised to put the Wolfpack on his back this season. Although his season averages were 14.7 ppg and 7.3 rpg last season, they increased to 18.3 ppg and 9.1 rpg over the final 11 games.

Brown

Lorenzo Brown, G, N.C. State – A third-team All-ACC selection last season, Brown is the best, most experienced returning point guard in the league. He’s adept at both distributing the ball to his teammates and scoring on his own while keeping the accelerator down on coach Mark Gottfried’s fast-paced attack.

McAdoo

James Michael McAdoo, F, UNC – Here’s all you need to know about McAdoo’s ability and potential … even though he played major minutes in only the final eight games of his freshman season because of injuries to starters, he was still projected as a lottery pick had he entered the NBA draft.

Plumlee

Mason Plumlee, C, Duke – Plumlee is perhaps the most maligned productive player in the country. He ranked fourth in the ACC in rebounding last season at 9.2 per game. He also averaged 11.0 ppg while shooting 57 percent from the floor. Those are some pretty solid numbers at face value. The problem has always been with Plumlee’s consistency, and that figures improve with the introduction of a true point guard into the lineup.

Snaer

Michael Snaer, G, Florida State – Snaer wasn’t just the best player on the defending ACC champion last year, he was also the most clutch player – as he proved with game-winning jumpers on the road at both Duke and Virginia Tech. And he’s not just a dynamic scorer, he’s also one of the league’s best defenders.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR: The league’s coaches, in their first-ever poll earlier this week, selected Leslie as their choice. That makes sense, given the way he played at the end of last season. But I’m still not convinced that Leslie is the best player on his own team. That could very well end up being his point guard, Brown. One player of which I’m certain is the best player on his team — and among the top three in the league — is Florida State’s Snaer. Because of the makeup of the Seminoles, who lost three starters from last year’s ACC championship team, he’s going to be called upon to carry a heavier bulk of the scoring than either Leslie and Brown. That’s why I think he’ll end up winning the award.

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

For much the same reason I’m picking Snaer as POY, I’m taking UNC’s Marcus Paige over N.C. State’s Rodney Purvis (the coaches’ choice) and Duke’s Rasheed Sulaimon. While the other two are probably more polished at this point in their careers and will play significant roles for their teams, Paige will be the most important player on the floor for his. Coach Roy Williams has already anointed him as his starting point guard. For the Tar Heels to be good this season, Paige is going to have to be great. Here’s one vote that thinks he will be.

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